The Business Administration Doctoral Student Association was established in the Spring semester of 2009.  The primary purpose of the organization is to extend the academic, research, and marketing experiences of Old Dominion University students.

The organization focuses on seminars, workshops and other events to stimulate research, communication and knowledge transfer in the doctoral student community. Doctoral students are provided opportunities to develop research ideas and present their working papers. The organization seeks to become the bedrock for doctoral students to extend their academic, research, and marketing